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Banker to the Poor Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty【電子書籍】[ Muhammad Yunus ]

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<p><strong>The “stirring” (<em>Washington Post</em>) story of how Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus invented microcredit, founded the Grameen Bank, and transformed the fortunes of millions of poor people around the world</strong></p> <p>In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with minuscule loans. Twenty-three years later they won the Nobel Prize for Peace for their work in eradicating poverty. This is an inspiring story of one man’s realization that access to even a small amount of credit can transform the lives of the poorest citizens of the world.</p> <p>Yunus aimed to help the poor by supporting the spark of personal initiative and enterprise by which they could lift themselves out of poverty forever. It was an idea born on a day in 1976 when he loaned $27 from his own pocket to forty-two people living in a tiny village. These microentrepreneurs only needed enough credit to purchase the raw materials for their trade. Yunus’s small loan helped them break the cycle of poverty for good. His solution to world poverty, founded on the belief that credit is a fundamental human right, is brilliantly simple: lend poor people money on terms that are suitable to them, teach them a few sound financial principles, and they will help themselves.</p> <p>Yunus’s theories work. Grameen Bank has provided loans totaling six billion dollars to seven million families in rural Bangladesh. Today, more than 250 institutions in nearly 100 countries operate micro-credit programs based on the Grameen methodology, placing Grameen at the forefront of a burgeoning world movement toward eradicating poverty through micro-lending.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,563円

Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II Enriched edition. An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth【電子書籍】[ Henry George ]

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<p>In "Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II," Henry George presents a compelling examination of the intricate relationship between economic progress and social inequality. Written in the late 19th century, this monumental work adopts a straightforward yet persuasive prose style, underscoring his arguments with vivid anecdotes and extensive empirical data. George critiques the prevailing economic systems of his time, particularly capitalism, which he argues exacerbates poverty even amidst wealth creation. His seminal concept of the 'single tax' on land as a remedy for socioeconomic disparity invites readers to reconsider the ethical implications of property ownership and the distribution of wealth. Henry George, an influential economist and social reformer, was deeply affected by the urban poverty and labor struggles he witnessed during his early years in antebellum America. His experiences as a newspaper editor in California and interactions with the working class fueled his desire to explore the roots of social injustice and find practical solutions. His background in journalism provided him with the rhetorical skills needed to engage a wide audience in profound discussions about economics and ethics. "Progress and Poverty" remains a vital text for readers who are interested in the interplay between economic policies and social justice. It is a powerful argument for reformers seeking to bridge the gap between wealth and poverty, and its insights continue to resonate in contemporary debates about economic inequality. Readers will find George's work not only thought-provoking but also a call to action for fostering a more equitable society. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Handーpicked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 300円

Who Gains from Free Trade Export-Led Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America【電子書籍】

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<p>The issue of the pros and cons of free trade from the point of view of developing countries refuses to dissipate, and in Latin America, the debate rages most fiercely. Argentina is still licking its wounds after a catastrophic past five years, and Brazil and others have hardened their line ? even going so far as to initiate the influential new G20 group of the most powerful LDCs.</p> <p><em>Who Gains from Free Trade</em> examines the extent to which trade reforms have been an important source of the slowdown of economic growth, rising inequality and rising poverty as observed in many parts of the region. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of this important topic, utilizing:</p> <ul> <li>research based on sixteen country narratives of policy reform and economic performance</li> <li>rigorous general equilibrium (CGE) modelling of the economy-wide effects of trade reform for all country cases</li> <li>application of an innovative method of microsimulations to assess the employment and factor income distribution impact of policy reforms on poverty and inequality at the household level.</li> </ul> <p>This important study, a valuable resource for postgraduate students of development economics and political economy, examines all the current issues and brings together some of the world’s leading experts.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 10,908円

國家為什麼會失敗:權力、富裕與貧困的根源【諾貝爾獎紀念版】 Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty【電子書籍】[ 戴倫?艾塞默魯 ]

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<p>經濟長久繁榮的關鍵,竟然是政治!<br /> 問世十年後,仍是解釋力最強的經典之作<br /> 窮國之所以窮,不是因為地理或文化,而是制度選擇的結果!<br /> 『應該列為政治人物及所有關心經濟發展的人的必讀書目。』<br /> ────賈徳.戴蒙,《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》作者<br /> 為什麼有些國家十分富裕,有些國家卻異常貧困?帶來繁榮富裕的根本原因是什麼?富裕的社會能?一直繁榮下去??<br /> 作者的研究顯示,窮國之所以貧窮,不是由於命定的地理因素,也不是因為傳統文化作祟,繁榮富裕的關鍵在於社會選擇採行何種政治經濟制度。<br /> 一個社會若能將經濟機會與經濟利益開放給更多人分享、致力於保護個人權益,並且在政治上廣泛分配權力、建立制衡並鼓勵多元思想,作者稱為「廣納型制度」,國家就會邁向繁榮富裕。反之,經濟利益與政治權力若只由少數特權菁英把持,作者稱為「?取型制度」,則國家必然走向衰敗,即使短期之?出現經濟成長,卻必定無法持續。<br /> 數千年的全球?史?明了,制度可以往更具廣納性的方向移動,也可能會倒退回較具?取性的?態,淺層的民主也可能被?架成為實質的權貴政治。<br /> 作者將備受推崇的多年學術成果,化為架構完整順暢易讀的一般讀物。他們以全球史為素材,運用嚴謹的經濟學分析與政治學洞見,幾乎全面檢視歐美亞非等地的?史發展,並提出簡潔有力的理論解釋。對於臺灣當前的?外處境,此書恰是?助我們釐清方向的重要?示。<br /> ★全書?含16頁彩色照片</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 2,250円

Charity and Poverty in Advanced Welfare States【電子書籍】[ Cameron Parsell ]

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<p>This book conceptualises the role of charity to people who are poor in wealthy countries and outlines a set of practical and conceptual ideas for how it could be reimagined.</p> <p>Despite professionalised welfare states and strong economies, in many advanced industrialised nations, charity continues to play a major role in the lives of people who are poor. Extending what we know about how neoliberalism drives a decayed welfare state that outsources welfare provisioning to charities and community initiatives, this book asks how can we understand and conceptualise society’s willingness to engage in charitable acts towards the poor, and how can charity be reimagined to contribute to justice in an unjust society? Through interrogating multiple data sources, including government datasets, survey datasets, media analyses, and ethnographic data, this book shows that charity is not well-suited to addressing the material dimension of poverty. It argues the need for a revised model of charity with the capacity to contribute to social solidarity that bridges social divisions and is inclusive of the poor. Presenting a model for reimaging charity which enables reciprocity and active contributions from recipients and providers, this book shows how power imbalances flowing from the unidirectional provision of charity can be reduced, allowing opportunities for reciprocal care that foster both well-being and solidarity.</p> <p>This book will be of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, public policy, social welfare, sociology, and social work.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 9,116円

From Poverty to Power ? The Realization of Prosperity and Peace The Path to Prosperity & The Way of Peace【電子書籍】[ James Allen ]

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<p>From Poverty to Power is a spiritual book by James Allen, British philosophical writer, a pioneer of the self-help movement known for his inspirational books. The book is focused on the union of spiritual and physical and each chapter is dedicated to mastery of one's self with the goal to bring one closer to greatness and power. Dealing with the realization of prosperity and peace, the book is divided in two parts. The Path to Prosperity deals with achieving success in the professional path, explaining where the poverty resides and it has nothing to do with the material. The Way of Peace guides the reader on his spiritual path, bringing one closer to inner strength.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 300円

Through Russia Enriched edition. Journeys Through Russia: A Literary Exploration of Poverty, Revolution, and Human Condition【電子書籍】[ Maksim Gorky ]

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<p>Maksim Gorky's "Through Russia" is a compelling narrative that explores the socio-political landscape of early 20th-century Russia through the lens of personal experience. Gorky employs a vivid, almost documentary style, weaving autobiographical elements with keen observations of the Russian peasantry and burgeoning revolutionary spirit. The book stands as a significant literary work, juxtaposing human resilience against the backdrop of societal upheaval, and is enriched with Gorky's signature realism that challenges romanticized notions of the Russian countryside. Gorky, a prominent figure in Russian literature and a pioneering socialist, drew upon his own impoverished upbringing in Nizhny Novgorod to capture the struggles and aspirations of the common man. His experiences as an activist and witness to the tumultuous changes in Russia informed his narrative, emphasizing the need for social justice and reform. Gorky's commitment to the proletariat and his belief in the power of art as a catalyst for change resonates throughout the text. "Through Russia" is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersections of literature, history, and social justice. Gorky's insights not only illuminate the challenges faced by the Russian populace but also offer timeless reflections on human dignity and the quest for freedom, making this work both relevant and inspiring for contemporary readers. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Handーpicked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 150円

Why Nations Fail The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty【電子書籍】[ Daron Acemoglu ]

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<p><strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> AND <em>WALL STREET JOURNAL</em> BESTSELLER ? From two winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, “who have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity”</strong></p> <p><strong>“A wildly ambitious work that hopscotches through history and around the world to answer the very big question of why some countries get rich and others don’t.”ー<em>The New York Times</em></strong></p> <p><strong>FINALIST: <em>Financial Times</em> and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award ? ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <em>The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, The Plain Dealer</em></strong></p> <p>Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As <em>Why Nations Fail</em> shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny.</p> <p>Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is our man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or the lack of it). Korea, to take just one example, is a remarkably homogenous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created those two different institutional trajectories. Acemoglu and Robinson marshal extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, among them:</p> <p>? Will China’s economy continue to grow at such a high speed and ultimately overwhelm the West?</p> <p>? Are America’s best days behind it? Are we creating a vicious cycle that enriches and empowers a small minority?</p> <p><strong>“This book will change the way people think about the wealth and poverty of nations . . . as ambitious as Jared Diamond’s <em>Guns, Germs, and Steel</em>.”ー<em>BusinessWeek</em></strong></p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 2,434円

Poor Folk A Tender Tale of Poverty, Dignity, and Human Connection by Fyodor Dostoevsky【電子書籍】[ Fyodor Dostoevsky ]

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<p>〓 A story told in lettersーfilled with heartbreak, hope, and the quiet courage of the poor. Poor Folk is Fyodor Dostoevsky's remarkable debut novelーan epistolary masterpiece that shines a compassionate light on those who suffer in silence. With moving sincerity and emotional depth, Dostoevsky introduces readers to the raw humanity of the forgotten and oppressed. 〓 Two souls, bound by letters and longing. Set in the slums of St. Petersburg, the novel follows the heartfelt correspondence between Makar Devushkin, a humble government clerk, and Varvara Dobroselova, a distant relative facing her own struggles. Through their letters, we witness their daily hardships, quiet hopes, and deepening affectionーoffering a profound look at life on the margins of society. 〓? A quiet revolution in literature. With Poor Folk, Dostoevsky didn't just launch his literary careerーhe redefined the role of fiction in exposing social injustice and portraying the emotional lives of the downtrodden. It's a short novel with a deep soul. 〓 What Critics and Readers Say: "A masterpiece of compassion and realism." ー The Russian Review "Touching, deeply human... the beginning of Dostoevsky's greatness." ー Goodreads Reviewer "A small book that leaves a large impression." ー BookRiot 〓 Why You'll Love This Book: A beautiful and emotional portrayal of poverty, love, and human dignity A rare classic that speaks softlyーbut cuts deep Perfect for fans of Victor Hugo, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot A powerful introductory novel for new Dostoevsky readers 〓 Click Buy Now to Experience One of Literature's Most Compassionate Voices. Let Poor Folk move you, challenge you, and remind you of the quiet power of kindness in a cold world. 〓 Click Buy Now and read the book that announced the arrival of one of history's greatest literary minds.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 200円

Poverty A Very Short Introduction【電子書籍】[ Philip N. Jefferson ]

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<p>No one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank, over 700 million people lived on less than US $2 a day in 2013. Why is that? What has been done about it in the past? And what is being done about it now? In this <em>Very Short Introduction</em> Philip N. Jefferson explores how the answers to these questions lie in the social, political, economic, educational, and technological processes that impact all of us throughout our lives. The degree of vulnerability is all that differentiates us. He shows how a person's level of vulnerability to adverse changes in their life is very much dependent on the circumstances of their birth, including where their family lived, the schools they attended, whether it was peacetime or wartime, whether they had access to clean water, and whether they are male or female. Arguing that whilst poverty is ancient and enduring, the conversation about it is always new and evolving, Jefferson looks at the history of poverty, and the practical and analytical efforts we have made to eradicate it, and the prospects for further poverty alleviation in the future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The <em>Very Short Introductions</em> series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,107円

The Economics of Poverty History, Measurement, and Policy【電子書籍】[ Martin Ravallion ]

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<p>There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in many places. The world's poorest have made only a small absolute gain over those 30 years. Progress has been slow against relative poverty as judged by the standards of the country and time one lives in, and a great many people in the world's emerging middle class remain vulnerable to falling back into poverty. <em>The Economics of Poverty</em> reviews critically past and present debates on poverty, spanning both rich and poor countries. The book provides an accessible new synthesis of current economic thinking on key questions: How is poverty measured? How much poverty is there? Why does poverty exist, and is it inevitable? What can be done to reduce poverty? Can it even be eliminated? The book does not assume that readers know economics already. Those new to the subject get a lot of help along the way in understanding its concepts and methods. Economics lives through its relevance to real world problems, and here the problem of poverty is both the central focus and a vehicle for learning.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 9,548円

Rescaling Urban Poverty Homelessness, State Restructuring and City Politics in Japan【電子書籍】[ Mahito Hayashi ]

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<p><strong>RESCALING URBAN POVERTY</strong></p> <p>“In this path-breaking book, Mahito Hayashi explores the rescaled geographies of homelessness that have been produced in contemporary Japanese cities. Through an original synthesis of regulationist political economy and immersive place-based research, Hayashi situates urban homelessness in Japan in comparative-international contexts. The book offers new theoretical perspectives from which to decipher emergent forms of urban marginality and their contestation.”<br /> <strong>ーNeil Brenner,</strong> Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology, University of Chicago</p> <p>“Mahito Hayashi traces the shifting spatial strategies of unhoused people as they create spaces of emancipation within Japanese cities. Attending to the complexities of contentious class politics and livelihoods barely sustained by the survival economies, <em>Rescaling Urban Poverty</em> is a unique and valuable contribution to the study of the geographies of urban social movements.”<br /> <strong>ーNik Theodore,</strong> Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago</p> <p><em>Rescaling Urban Poverty</em> discloses the hidden dynamics of state rescaling that ensnares homeless people at the fringes of mainstream society and its housing regimes/classes.</p> <ul> <li>Explains the oppressive effects of rescaling and its limits in the interplay of the state, domiciled society, public space, urban class relations, social movements, and capitalism</li> <li>Uses ethnography as a re-ontologising medium of critical theorisation in Lefebvrian, Gramscian, Harveyan, and other Marxian strands</li> <li>Develops rich context-based and field-based arguments about social movements, poverty and housing policy, and public space formation in Japan</li> <li>Uncovers the radical geographies of placemaking, commoning, and translation that can create prohomeless urban environments under rescaling</li> <li>Refines the method of abstraction to broaden the international scope of critical literatures and links different scholarly standpoints without obscuring disagreements</li> </ul> <p>By advancing a broad research program for homelessness and poverty, <em>Rescaling Urban Poverty</em> provides the essential understanding of how state rescaling ensnares homeless and impoverished people in the interplay of the state, domiciled society, public space, urban class relations, social movements, and capitalism. Its three angles ? <em>national states</em>, <em>public and private spaces</em>, and <em>urban social movements</em> ? uncover the hidden dynamics of rescaling that emerge, and are resisted, at the fringes of mainstream society and its housing regimes/classes. Evidence is drawn from Japanese cities where the author has conducted long-term fieldwork and develops robust urban narratives by mobilising spatial regulation theory, metabolism theory, state theory, and critical housing theory. The book cross-fertilises these Lefebvrian, Gramscian, Harveyan, and other Marxian strands through meticulous efforts to reinterpret both old and new texts. By building bridges between classical and contemporary interests, and between the theories and Japanese cities, this book attracts various audiences in geography, sociology, urban studies, and political economy.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 4,706円

The Impact of Microfinance Poverty Reduction and Financial Inclusion in the Global South【電子書籍】[ Agnes Olatokunbo Martins ]

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<p>Historically, microfinance has emerged as a means to extend financial services to previously excluded populations, serving as a pathway to poverty reduction and aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere. This book argues that microfinance plays a crucial role in achieving financial inclusion, significantly enhancing economic welfare, and reducing poverty in developing countries.</p> <p>It highlights the necessity to rigorously address issues such as mission drift, macroeconomic stability, governance, regulatory frameworks, and enforcement. It provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of microfinance implementation in developing countries, enabling comparative analysis of regulatory and supervisory practices, and evaluates theoretical frameworks linking microfinance to economic growth and poverty reduction, utilising concepts of financial intermediation, resource allocation, and financial development. The book empirically tests the causal relationships between microfinance, economic growth, and poverty reduction using a balanced panel dataset of macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators and identifies and analyses the mechanisms through which microfinance impacts economic welfare and poverty reduction. As well as asking whether microfinance can alleviate multidimensional poverty in favourable macroeconomic, political, and business environments in developing countries, it also questions whether it enhances living standards, health, and education. It examines how economic shocks impact vulnerable populations and microfinance institutions and looks at the factors that contribute to the success of microfinance in countries where it is well-established. Further, it offers policy implications and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of microfinance and address key challenges.</p> <p>This book targets a broad spectrum of readers involved in microfinance, financial inclusion, and development economics, including researchers, academics and students as well as policymakers and government officials.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 9,279円

Delusion of hope poverty pride fate love【電子書籍】[ Abdul Razzaq Hussein ]

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When Growth Is Not Enough Explaining the Rigidity of Poverty in the Dominican Republic【電子書籍】

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<p>The Dominican Republic stands out as a fast growing economy that has not been able to generate a commensurate reduction in poverty. Three reasons have been raised before to explain this conundrum: (i) a labor market that does not translate productivity gains into salary increases; (ii) a domestic economy with weak inter-sectoral linkages; (iii) and a public sector that does not spend enough nor particularly well to reduce poverty. In addition, the country remains largely exposed to natural disasters and exogenous shocks that, if not mitigated properly, may affect the sustainability of growth in the medium and longer terms. This book assembles a collection of empirical analyses that explore three complementary hypotheses that could help understand why the Dominican Republic continues, to this date, experiencing high economic growth rates with limited poverty reduction. The first hypothesis is concerned with testing whether the observed pattern of fast economic growth cum persistent poverty in the DR is partly driven by a poverty methodology that does not account for price variation that affects distinctly the consumption patterns of low-income and better-off households. If that hypothesis holds, the DR may face a situation in which household income for households at the bottom of the distribution is underestimated. The second hypothesis tests whether the pattern of specialization in the DR might be such that it does not favor unskilled labor. If that hypothesis holds, then returns to capital are probably much higher than returns to labor which would be an indication that the DR has had a comparative advantage in products that are capital intensive instead of labor-intensive. The third hypothesis investigates whether poverty and wage inequality in the DR are affected not only by immigration but also by emigration. The contribution of the volume, therefore, lies in precisely offering a more careful exploration of specific issues around common explanations for the shortcomings of the DR in reducing poverty on a faster basis.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 4,429円

Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of No Poverty【電子書籍】

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<p><em>Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of No Poverty</em> focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number one (SDG#1): to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Examining family businesses in the UAE, Lebanon, India, Zambia, and England, each chapter case study presents a unique perspective from their respective country. The case studies presented generate insights and key takeaways into the role of family businesses in ending poverty and tackling its growing inequality detrimental to economic growth, social cohesion, stability, and peace.</p> <p>The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 Goals pledged by 193 nations in 2015 which would help engender an improved, fairer, and more sustainable world ? one in which ‘no one is left behind’. The SDGs are a call to action, to develop innovative solutions to the most complex, societal, and environmental global challenges.</p> <p>In <em>Family Businesses on a Mission</em>, series editor Naomi Birdthistle brings together international case studies to illustrate how family businesses can attain the UN 2030 SDGs. Accessible to those working in the field beyond academia ? such as family business practitioners, family business owners, government and policymakers, members of NGOs, business associations and philanthropic centres ? this book series equally appeals to those with a general interest in entrepreneurship and business.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 4,428円

Entrepreneurship as a Route out of Poverty A Focus on Women and Minority Ethnic Groups【電子書籍】[ Tolu Olarewaju ]

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<p>This book examines how entrepreneurship can be used as a tool to escape poverty. With relevance for both SDG 1: ‘No Poverty,’ and SDG 8: ‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all,’ it pays special attention to women and minority ethnic groups. Offering a fresh perspective on entrepreneurship as a means of upward social mobility and rooted in research, the book explores the issue in three ways. Firstly, it pays special attention to the nexus between the entrepreneur, resources, institutions, opportunities, necessities, and the environment for drawing a comprehensive picture of how individuals could use entrepreneurship for successful upward social mobility in a changing world. Secondly, it emphasizes the peculiar challenges that female entrepreneurs face, how those challenges can be overcome, and how female entrepreneurship may be a route to women’s socio-economic advancement. Thirdly, it highlights the challenges faced by ethnic minority business owners and how such ethnic minority businesses could thrive amid institutional voids as well as direct and indirect forms of discrimination. Based on the latest research from developed and developing countries, the book offers compelling insights for sustaining entrepreneurial ventures in an evolving world.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 5,469円

White Poverty How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy【電子書籍】[ William J. Barber II ]

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<p><strong>A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, <em>White Poverty</em>, promises to be one of the most influential books in recent years.</strong></p> <p>One of the most pernicious and persistent myths in the United States is the association of Black skin with poverty. Though there are forty million more poor white people than Black people, most Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, continue to think of povertyーalong with issues like welfare, unemployment, and food stampsーas solely a Black problem. Why is this so? What are the historical causes? And what are the political consequences that result?</p> <p>These are among the questions that the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, a leading advocate for the rights of the poor and the “closest person we have to Dr. King” (Cornel West), addresses in <em>White Poverty</em>, a groundbreaking work that exposes a legacy of historical myths that continue to define both white and Black people, creating in the process what might seem like an insuperable divide. Analyzing what has changed since the 1930s, when the face of American poverty was white, Barber, along with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, addresses white poverty as a hugely neglected subject that just might provide the key to mitigating racism and bringing together tens of millions of working class and impoverished Americans.</p> <p>Thus challenging the very definition of who is poor in America, Barber writes about the lies that prevent us from seeing the pain of poor white families who have been offered little more than their “whiteness” and angry social media posts to sustain them in an economy where the costs of housing, healthcare, and education have skyrocketed while wages have stagnated for all but the very rich. Asserting in Biblically inspired language that there should never be shame in being poor, White Poverty lifts the hope for a new “moral fusion movement” that seeks to unite people “who have been pitted against one another by politicians (and billionaires) who depend on the poorest of us not being here.”</p> <p>Ultimately, <em>White Poverty</em>, a ringing work that braids poignant autobiographical recollections with astute historical analysis, contends that tens of millions of America’s poorest earners, the majority of whom don’t vote, have much in common, thus providing us with one of the most empathetic and visionary approaches to American poverty in decades.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 2,350円

The Path to Prosperity: From Poverty to Profit【電子書籍】[ Clyde N. Cook, III ]

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<p>Poverty is a complex issue that affects millions of individuals around the world. In this subchapter, we will delve into the definition and causes of poverty, providing valuable insights for anyone wanting to go from poverty to riches.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,500円

Wealth, Poverty, and Human Destiny【電子書籍】[ Doug Bandow ]

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<p>The rapid spread of the liberal market order across the globe poses a host of new and complex questions for religious believersーindeed, for anyone concerned with the intersection of ethics and economics. Is the market economy, particularly as it affects the poor, fundamentally compatible with Christian moral and social teaching? Or is it in substantial tension with that tradition?<br /> In <em>Wealth, Poverty, and Human Destiny</em>, editors Doug Bandow and David L. Schindler bring together some of today's leading economists, theologians, and social critics to consider whether the triumph of capitalism is a cause for celebration or concern. Michael Novak, Richard John Neuhaus, Max Stackhouse, and other defenders of democratic capitalism marshal a number of arguments in an attempt to show that, among other things, capitalism is more Christian in its foundation and consequences than is conceded by its criticsーthat, as Stackhouse and Lawrence Stratton write, "the roots of the modern corporation lie in the religious institutions of the West," and that, as Novak contends, "globalization is the natural ecology" of Christianity. The critics of liberal economics argue, on the other hand, that it is historically and theologically shortsighted to consider the global capitalist order and the liberalism that sustains it as the only available option. Any system which has as its implicit logic that "stable and preserving relationships among people, places, and things do not matter and are of no worth," in the words of Wendell Berry, should be regarded with grave suspicion by religious believers and all men and women of goodwill.<br /> Bandow and Schindler take up these arguments and many others in their responses, which carefully consider the claims of the essayists and thus pave the way for a renewed dialogue on the moral status of capitalism, a dialogue only now re-emerging from under the Cold War rubble. The contributors' fresh, insightful examinations of the intersection between religion and economics should provoke a healthy debate about the intertwined issues of the market, globalization, human freedom, the family, technology, and democracy.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,200円

Poverty and Social Inequality in Wales【電子書籍】

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<p>Originally published in 1980, this book presents a detailed empirical analysis of the key dimensions of inequality and poverty in Wales, discussing such aspects as the distribution of income and wealth, the housing situation, the functioning of the NHS and urban deprivation. Wales emerges as a country severely disadvantaged in relation to much of the rest of Britain. Moreover, the extent of inequalities <em>within</em> Wales is also striking. In the second part of the book each contributor applies a particular theoretical perspective to an aspect of the situation discussed in the first part. The perspectives adopted are diverse, ranging from Keynesianism, through dual labour markets to dependency theory and Marxist analysis. Each essay emphasises the importance of locating our understanding of poverty and social inequality in the context of the patterns of economic development in Wales and in the functioning of the State apparatus.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 6,511円

Unlocking the Chain of Poverty In Pursuit of the American Dream【電子書籍】[ Elpidio R. Estioko ]

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<p>Unlocking the Chain of Poverty: In Pursuit of the American Dream, is a book of guts, survival, and the will to persevere against all odds. It chronicled a Filipino immigrant’s exploits in the US who reluctantly immigrated to the US with his wife and five of their six children at a time of declining global economy in the 1990’s. It actually captured how a family of seven with children ages 4 to 16 started a life in the US with very minimal assistance from immediate family members but friends and yet succeeded in realizing the American Dream… the hard way! It echoed Hillary Clinton’s book, “It Takes a Village: and Other Lessons Children Teach,” theme that applied to all kinds of successes and failures on the outcome of the child. The book, published in 1996, captured Hillary’s vision for the children of America focusing on the impact individuals and groups outside the family, have, for better or for worse, on a child’s well-being, and advocates of society meets all of a child’s needs. It also showcased how necessity played a vital role in their lives prompting them to work harder and chased every opportunity that came their way in order to make a living and bring food to the table. The book also exemplified how love and understanding evolved within the family that had to weather the effects of the ailing economy to be able to survive. All it needed to succeed, ultimately, was hard work, strong commitment, having a very supportive wife, strong belief in God, and the will to move on and pursue one’s goals.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 552円

Visions of Poverty Welfare Policy and Political Imagination【電子書籍】[ Robert Asen ]

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<p>Images of poverty shape the debate surrounding it. In 1996, then President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform legislation repealing the principal federal program providing monetary assistance to poor families, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). With the president's signature this originally non-controversial program became the only title of the 1935 Social Security Act to be repealed. The legislation culminated a retrenchment era in welfare policy beginning in the early 1980s.</p> <p>To understand completely the welfare policy debates of the last half of the 20th Century, the various images of poor people that were present must be considered. <em>Visions of Poverty</em> explores these images and the policy debates of the retrenchment era, recounting the ways in which images of the poor appeared in these debates, relaying shifts in images that took place over time, and revealing how images functioned in policy debates to advantage some positions and disadvantage others. Looking to the future, <em>Visions of Poverty</em> demonstrates that any future policy agenda must first come to terms with the vivid, disabling images of the poor that continue to circulate. In debating future reforms, participants-whose ranks should include potential recipients-ought to imagine poor people anew.</p> <p>This ground breaking study in policymaking and cultural imagination will be of particular interest to scholars in rhetorical studies, political science, history, and public policy.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 3,249円

Poverty A New Perspective【電子書籍】

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<p>In this collection of essays poverty is viewed not merely as an economic predicament but as a "system with measurable properties," of which a low income level is only one. Affecting individuals or entire regions, many of the attributes of poverty can be seen either as causes or as effects of low income.</p> <p>In order for governmental and institutional attempts to have any chance of success, the system of poverty must be much better understood. Working programs directed at particular problems of the poor are examined and assessed with an account of the findings of recent research that shows how these programs could be improved.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,687円

Poverty As My Teacher Learning to Create Sustainable Family Communities【電子書籍】[ Robert E Miller ]

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<p>Poverty As My Teacher describes the birth of the initiative: <em>Leading the Way Out of Global Poverty?</em> with <em>Sustainable Family Communities? which are</em> designed with the economic and social/cultural factors necessary to be repeatable, sustainable and scalable.</p> <p>This is an initiative that can truly eradicate poverty, one Community at a time, as opposed to what most projects do ? provide some help to people who continue to live in poverty (Yes, clean water, sanitation, etc. are needed, but do not eliminate poverty).</p> <p>At the core is a commercial business that exists only for the higher purpose of creating a path from extreme poverty of urban slums to a decent quality of life (for those who choose to follow it). This Economic Engine creates new jobs, wages, training, benefits and ownership for over 100 workers in organic food production. 100% of its annual profits are reinvested in three goals:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Ongoing training and development opportunities for the workers and their families.</p> </li> <li> <p>Creating a small, poverty-free community around itself where residents can live with dignity and pride.</p> </li> <li> <p>Replicating itself by nurturing start-up of another new Economic Engine every year (for another 100 workers and another community), thus creating its own exponential growth to eliminate extreme poverty one Community at a time.</p> </li> </ol> <p>All done with no government subsidies or ongoing donations.</p> <p>Leveraging expertise of over 800 individuals, organizations and universities, the nonprofit Our Family Orphan Communities, Inc. has the design and framework for this initiative and will donate it to any influential leader that demonstrates the passion to reduce poverty, and who invites their executive director to discuss it with them in person. They will guide and assist in its implementation, operation and expansion to ensure that each poverty-free community will have a sustainable economy, environment, food-supply and society for generations to come. All benefits accrue to the people, economy and society of the country. A special benefit is reduction of the number of orphans as poverty is the primary cause of children being in orphanages.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 1,384円

A War on Global Poverty The Lost Promise of Redistribution and the Rise of Microcredit【電子書籍】[ Joanne Meyerowitz ]

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<p><strong>A history of US involvement in late twentieth-century campaigns against global poverty and how they came to focus on women</strong></p> <p><em>A</em> <em>War on Global Poverty</em> provides a fresh account of US involvement in campaigns to end global poverty in the 1970s and 1980s. From the decline of modernization programs to the rise of microcredit, Joanne Meyerowitz looks beyond familiar histories of development and explains why antipoverty programs increasingly focused on women as the deserving poor.</p> <p>When the United States joined the war on global poverty, economists, policymakers, and activists asked how to change a world in which millions lived in need. Moved to the left by socialists, social democrats, and religious humanists, they rejected the notion that economic growth would trickle down to the poor, and they proposed programs to redress inequities between and within nations. In an emerging “women in development” movement, they positioned women as economic actors who could help lift families and nations out of destitution. In the more conservative 1980s, the war on global poverty turned decisively toward market-based projects in the private sector. Development experts and antipoverty advocates recast women as entrepreneurs and imagined microcreditーwith its tiny loansーas a grassroots solution. Meyerowitz shows that at the very moment when the overextension of credit left poorer nations bankrupt, loans to impoverished women came to replace more ambitious proposals that aimed at redistribution.</p> <p>Based on a wealth of sources, <em>A War on Global Poverty</em> looks at a critical transformation in antipoverty efforts in the late twentieth century and points to its legacies today.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 2,990円

Global Poverty【電子書籍】[ Thacker ]

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<p>Christian authors have argued either for a free market solution to global poverty or for a radical reform of global capitalism but the theological underpinnings of such conclusions are noticeable by their absence.Justin Thacker offers a new way forward. He suggests deeply theological answers to questions around the effect of capitalism on global poverty.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 4,641円

Pimchan and Amira: Two Stories of Poverty, War, Heartbreak and Hope【電子書籍】[ Margaret Nyhon ]

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<p><strong>Poverty and war were the two horrors that faced two young girls, but resilience and hope in what they believed set them on their separate paths.</strong></p> <p>Pimchan was born into poverty in Thailand. At fifteen she began work in a Bangkok sweatshop but her pursuit of happiness left her abandoned with a child and heartbroken. That changed when she met James, a foreigner who was holidaying in Phuket. Where would this journey take her?</p> <p>Amira was a Kurd, born in Turkey where the Kurdish people were classed as refugees with no homeland. Suffering shaped her life and after losing her best friend to ISIS terrorists, Amira turned to revenge. Crossing into Syria, she joined the YPJ women's militia and became a militant sniper. Life was rough, feelings were discarded. A dead ISIS terrorist was just another notch in her belt, payback for the cruel fate her people suffered. Then the Kurds were betrayed by America and everything changed.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 600円

Ending Global Poverty Four Women's Noble Conspiracy【電子書籍】[ Constantine Michalopoulos ]

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<p>Ending poverty continues to be a major challenge for the global community. It is even more urgent and relevant today when the world is facing the covid-19 pandemic as it was two decades ago, when four women rose to prominent positions as ministers in charge of international development in their governments.<em>Ending Global Poverty: Four Women's Noble Conspiracy</em>tells the story of Eveline Herfkens from the Netherlands, Hilde F. Johnson from Norway, Clare Short from the United Kingdom, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul from Germany who joined forces to challenge the establishment policies of international institutions. Named for the Norwegian Abbey where the formalized their collaboration in 1999, the so-called Utstein Four embarked on a 'conspiracy of implementation', using foreign aid as a tool to end global poverty, rather than pursue narrow political or commercial interests. They helped achieve primary education for women, used developing countries' debt relief to lift individuals out of poverty, and put development partners in charge of setting priorities and implementing programs of assistance. Their story of female empowerment and the importance of working together is a crucial lesson, and<em>Ending Global Poverty</em>focuses on the implications of this for today's development challenges, including the struggle to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals which is becoming more difficult every day. The Utstein Four's collaboration lasted for only about half a dozen years but their influence continues to be felt. Much has been achieved but some lessons have been forgotten and large new challenges remain.<em>Ending Global Poverty: Four Women'sNobel Conspiracy</em>considers the lasting legacy of the Utstein group and the lessons that their experience of commitment, collaboration and leadership offers to a new generation of leaders as they work to eradicate global poverty and achieve sustainable development.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 4,842円

Take Back Your Time Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America【電子書籍】

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<p>Take Back Your Time is the official handbook for TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY, a national event. Organizers have enlisted the support of colleges, universities, religious organizations, labor unions, businesses, activist groups, and non-profit organizations to create events that will take place across the country, calling attention to the ways overwork and lack of time affect us-at home, in our workplaces, and in our communities-and to inspire a movement to take back our time. In Take Back Your Time, well-known experts in the fields of health, family therapy and policy, community and civic involvement, the environment, and other fields examine the problems of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure and stress and propose personal, corporate and legislative solutions. This book shows how wide-ranging the impacts of time famine in our society are, and what ordinary citizens can do to turn things around and win a more balanced life for themselves and their children.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。 2,208円